Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav announced his party's support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national. Photos/PTI/ANI
"If their ordinance falls in the Rajya Sabha, it will send a strong message to the country that the Modi government is not returning to power," Kejriwal told a joint press conference after the meeting. Kejriwal was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other party leaders at the meeting
"We had discussion with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav...we thank him as he has assured his party's support to us," Kejriwal said. The SP chief termed the ordinance as "anti-democratic" and said, "My party is with you (Kejriwal)."
"The intention of ordinance is anti-democratic. I assure that Samajwadi Party will fully support you on the issue," Yadav said. Praising the AAP government's work in Delhi, Yadav said, "The BJP is not liking the good work that you are doing in the field of education and health, as they feel that the people of Delhi might wipe out them."
Asserting that his party will also approach the Supreme Court on the issue, Delhi CM Kejriwal said, "The BJP does not have majority in the Rajya Sabha, where it has only 93 members out of 238. If all the non-BJP parties unite, this ordinance can be defeated in the Upper House. It will be the semifinal of the 2024 polls."
Elaborating on the ordinance, Kejriwal said that the Modi government snatched all the powers by bringing a notification. "The powers of the elected government on the bureaucrats (transfer, posting, disciplinary proceedings, action on corruption) were taken away from the AAP government," he said
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